The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has started an online capacity development programme for teachers covering topics like evaluation of assignments, development of study skills and usage of new technologies for student support.
The programme is called the Academic Counsellor’s Training-Online (ACT-Online).
“Grounded both in theory and practice of Open Distance Learning (ODL), this programme [...]

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The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will conduct an entrance test for its Management Programmes (OPENMAT XXVI) and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) Programme for the sessions starting from January, 2010 on Sunday, August 16, 2009.
The Entrance Test will be held between 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (OPENMAT XXVI) and between 2:00 pm to [...]

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Indira Gandhi National Open University has teamed up with the Rajagiri Educational Charitable Trust (RECT) to provide M.Tech in two disciplines.
This is the first time IGNOU is jointly launching M.Tech courses in Embedded System Design and Information Systems Security, IGNOU Vice Chancellor, Dr V N Rajasekharan Pillai, said.
Twenty students have been selected for each [...]

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Criticised for using force and unfair means to recover loans, personnel from several cooperative banks will get training on how to recover loans legally at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
Around 20 senior administrators of urban cooperative banks from various parts of the country will start their education on legal aspects of recovery [...]

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The first batch of 30 inmates of the Madurai Central Prison here had successfully completed the Computer Literacy Programme offered by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
Practical sessions were conducted on the prison campus last Friday and the varsity would issue them the course completion certificates.
“Totally 35 inmates of the prison had enrolled for [...]

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IGNOU is a Central University established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 (Act No. 50 of 1985). IGNOU Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates are recognised by all the members of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and are recognised at par with Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates of all Indian Universities/Deemed Universities/Institutions vide UGC Circular No. F. 1-52/2000 (CPP-II) dated 5th [...]

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